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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region Maryland (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
500
4402
9543
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
499
4399
9539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
480
4303
9299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
332
3592
7850
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
82
676
1341
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
64
491
879
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
9
96
207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
5
60
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
37
88
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Maryland
37 Genera with 88 Species
#ABCDEHLMNOPST
Andrenosoma Rondani, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Apachekolos Martin, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Archilestes Selys, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Atomosia Macquart, 18282SpeciesTaxom
Beameromyia Martin, 19573SpeciesTaxom
Ceraturgus Wiedemann, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Cerotainia Schiner, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Choerades Walker, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Diogmites Loew, 1866Hanging Thief Robber Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 18213SpeciesTaxom
Eudioctria Wilcox & Martin, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Heteropogon Loew, 1849Tanglehead1SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1951Gnat Ogres3SpeciesTaxom
Holopogon Loew, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Lampria Macquart, 18052SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1919Bee-like robber flies15SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopogon Loew, 20027SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 19047SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 19206SpeciesTaxom
Mallophora Macquart, 1828Bee Killers1SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Neomochtherus Osten Sacken, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Nerax Hull, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Nicocles Jaennicke, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 18234SpeciesTaxom
Philonicus Loew, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Polacantha Martin, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Proctacanthus Macquart, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1775Giant Robber Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Psilonyx Aldrich, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Stichopogon Loew, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Taracticus Loew, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Tipulogaster Cockerell, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Tolmerus Loew, 1849
0SpeciesTaxom
Triorla Parks, 18341SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Maryland
88 Species
Andrenosoma fulvicaudum Say, 1823
Apachekolos tenuipes Loew, 1862
Archilestes grandis Rambur, 1942Great Spreadwing
Asilus sericeus Say, 1823
Atomosia glabrata Say, 1823Indigobush
Atomosia puella Wiedemann, 1828
Beameromyia disfascia Martin, 1957MacBride cleomella
Beameromyia pictipes Loew, 1862
Beameromyia vulgaris Martin, 1957MacBride cleomella
Ceraturgus cruciatus Say, 1823
Ceraturgus elizabethae Brimley, 1924
Cerotainia albipilosa Curran, 1930
Cerotainia macrocera Say, 1823
Diogmites basalis Walker, 1851
Diogmites discolor Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Diogmites misellus Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Diogmites neoternatus Bromley, 1931
Diogmites platypterus Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Efferia aestuans Linnaeus, 1763
Efferia albibarbis Macquart, 1838
Efferia pogonias Wiedemann, 1821
Eudioctria brevis Banks, 1917
Eudioctria tibialis Banks, 1917
Heteropogon macerinus Walker, 1849
Holcocephala abdominalis Say, 1823
Holcocephala calva Loew, 1872
Holcocephala fusca Bromley, 1951
Holopogon phaeonotus Loew, 1874Emory's globemallow
Lampria bicolor Wiedemann, 1828
Lampria spinipes Fabricius, 1805
Laphria affinis (Macquart, 1855)⇒ Lampria spinipes Fabricius, 1805
Laphria canis Williston, 1883
Laphria champlainii Walton, 1910
Laphria cinerea Back, 1904
Laphria divisor Banks, 1917
Laphria flavicollis Say, 1824
Laphria grossa Fabricius, 1775
Laphria index Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Laphria posticata Say, 1824
Laphria saffrana Fabricius, 1805
Laphria sericea Say, 1823
Laphria sicula Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Laphria thoracica Fabricius, 1805Bumble Bee Mimic Robber Fly
Laphria virginica Banks, 1917
Laphria winnemana Mcatee, 1919Purple bittercress
Lasiopogon opaculus Loew, 1874Emory's globemallow
Lasiopogon slossonae Cole & Wilcox, 1938
Lasiopogon terricola Johnson, 1900
Lasiopogon terricolus Johnson, 1900
Lasiopogon tetragrammus Loew, 1874Emory's globemallow
Lasiopogon willametti Cole & Wilcox, 1938
Lasiopogon woodorum Cannings, 2002
Leptogaster atridorsalis Back, 1909
Leptogaster brevicornis Loew, 1872Juniper globemallow
Leptogaster flavipes Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Leptogaster hirtipes Coquillett, 1904
Leptogaster incisuralis Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Leptogaster murina Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Leptogaster virgata Coquillett, 1904
Machimus autumnalis Banks, 1914
Machimus erythocnemius Hine, 1909
Machimus johnsoni Hine, 1909
Machimus notatus Wiedemann, 1828
Machimus novaescotiae Macquart, 1847
Machimus virginicus Banks, 1920
Mallophora orcina Wiedemann, 1828Southern Bee Killer
Megaphorus clausicellus Macquart, 1850
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Neoitamus flavofemoratus Hine, 1909
Neomochtherus angustipennis Hine, 1909
Nerax kondratieffi Bullington &..., 1984
Nicocles pictus Loew, 1866
Nicocles politus Say, 1823
Ommatius chrysopilus Oldroyd, 1972
Ommatius gemma Brimley, 1928
Ommatius ouachitensis Bullington &..., 1984
Ommatius tibialis Say, 1823
Philonicus fuscatus Hine, 1909
Polacantha gracilis Wiedemann, 1828
Proctacanthus philadelphicus Macquart, 1838Melonleaf
Promachus hinei Bromley, 1931
Promachus rufipes Fabricius, 1775Red-footed cannibal fly
Psilonyx annulatus Say, 1823
Stichopogon argenteus Say, 1823
Stichopogon trifasciatus Say, 1823Three-banded Robber Fly
Taracticus octopunctatus Say, 1823
Tipulogaster glabrata Wiedemann, 1828
Triorla interrupta Macquart, 1834

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Maryland
SubfamilyApocleinae
Papavero, 1973
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
14
25
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
10
26
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
6
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
5
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenopogoninae
Hull, 1962
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Asilidae (Latreille 1802)
Asilidae (Latreille 1802)


Links, sources and further information
Asilidae at geller-grimm.de
Asilidae at artfakta.se
Asilidae at dyntaxa.se
Asilidae at gbif.org
Asilidae at irmng.org
Asilidae at itis.gov
Asilidae at marinespecies.org